Shoe.



S. AZZARA.

SHOE.

APPLICATION FILED )UNEH. I915.

Pmnmi Aug. :31, 1mg.

4 W e, m 2 l a i c By Mb A ITOR/VE unrrnn snares arana onnron' SANTO AZZARA, OF BRQOKLYN, YORK.

SHOE.

To (ZZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, SAN'I'O AZZARA, a citi- Zen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shoes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvement in'shoes and more particularly to novel and efficient means for bracing the heel against inward deflection and for so adjusting the tread that an uneven wearing of the heel may be prevented;

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a longitudinal section, partly in side View of a shoe embodying my invention; Fig. 2 a top view of the insole, showing the arch supporter in dottedlines, and Fig. 3 is a detail of the brace.

Upon the shank 1 of the sole 2 rests an arch supporter 3, which is covered by the insole 4;. The arch supporter is pivoted to the insolesat its back as at 5, so that it may be swung either to the right or left, and thus adjust the tread of the wearer. In proximity to its forward end, arch supporter 3, is provided with a transverse slot 6', adapted for the receptidn of a depending bolt 7, the head of which is covered by insole 4:. Bolt 7 passes downwardly through an aperture in shank 1, and extends at its lower end through a slot 8, formed in one arm of a bent or angular resilient brace 9. This arm extends backward along shank 1, while the second arm of the brace is deflected Specification of Letters Patent. Pmbgnted Aug, 31, 1915 Application filed .Tune 8, 1915. I Serial No. 32,837.

bolt 7 carries a nut 13 and a washer 14; that underlies and closesslot 8.

It will be seen that by the construction described, the inward deflection of the heel,

to which more particularly a high-heeledladys shoe is subjected, is effectively prevented. Slot 8, permits the brace to be adjusted lengthwise, so as to reach and bear with the desired pressure against the breast of the heel. Slot 6 permits the arch supporter to be shifted transversely on its pivot 5 so as to thereby change the tread of the wearer, and thus insure an even wearing of the heel;

I claim:

1. A shoe provided with a laterally adjustable arch supporter having a transverse slot, a bolt engaging said slot and passing through the sole, and agbrace engaged by said bolt and having an; arm that extends along the breast of the heel.

2. A shoe provided with an insole, a laterally adjustable arch supporter pivoted thereto, said arch supporter being provided with a transverse slot, a bolt engaging said slot and passing through the sole, and a brace engaged by said bolt and having an arm that extends along the-breast of the heel.

SANTO AZZARA. 

